In Paris for Life: Notes From a Lifetime in and out of Paris, Barry Frangipane shares his delightful explorations of Parisian art, culture, and history. Barry's early fascination with Paris compelled him to return to the city decades later with his family. We see him...

An Impish Christmas: A Young Adult Holiday Rom Com by Angel Leya is part of the Shifter Academy world and is set a year after the Siren Prophecy series. It’s Christmas and Kenzie couldn’t be more excited. Too bad no one else is. Not even...

The Armoire by Ione Joy tells us the tale of Maxine, a psychology major in Wisconsin who returns home for her grandmother’s funeral. Maxine and her grandmother had always been extremely close and she had told Maxine on many occasions that she was destined for...

The Adventures of Charlie Chameleon: New Beginnings is a very imaginative story about a chameleon and his family. He even has a pet fish — a fish that gets seasick! Author Ellen Buikema is a very creative writer. Who else would have put a water-helmet...

The Adventures of Charlie Chameleon: School Days by Ellen L. Buikema is about how Charlie Chameleon and his friends are being bothered by the school bully, Boris Bunny. Through the stories, readers get to see how Charlie helps Boris to change and become a friend....

It is time to learn the stories of some nations in a more equitable way - not from the point of view of the conquerors but of the oppressed. This is why books like The Black History Truth: Jamaica by Pamela Gayle arouse great interest...

“Imagine: Africa!” by Amos van der Merwe is a collection of short stories about Africa, but it is also so much more than just a collection of short stories. When reading these tales, you really will imagine Africa. The tales include humorous anecdotes, allegorical comparisons...

As one person commented on Zap Tales' blog, “I honestly don’t know where to begin.” The Fourth Side: A Prison Odyssey zapped me too…and how! When I began reading, I knew I was about to enter a world I knew only from movies and TV...

Tacoma's whole life revolved around his 12-year-old sister Seattle. With an out-of-the-picture father and a crackhead mother, Tacoma and Seattle were on their own. He would do and sacrifice anything to give his little sister a chance at a brighter future. They were all each...

The Jolly Jangles are magical creatures that look like stuffed toys. But toys they are not! It’s winter and the Jolly Jangles enjoy playing in the snow. When their friend Rudolph (Rudy) the reindeer appears, they invite him to join in the fun. But he’s...

The Summer Elf by Teeni Elf is a children’s picture book about a team of special elves that give kids presents on the last day of school. The children are rewarded for doing well during the school year. The kids get to enjoy their gifts...

Entering the world of online dating, whether you are widowed, divorced, or single can be a daunting prospect. How can you be sure you are even emotionally ready to begin a new relationship? Are you being prevented from taking the first step into the dating...

Max Stevens is a man with a complicated past and an uncertain future. The only survivor of his team after an accident in the laboratory where he worked, Max cannot hope to live long due to radiation exposure. However, if his time on earth is...

This is a great high fantasy novel with many fantastic creatures, which will please many ages and tastes. There is magic, time traveling, quest, and heroes to make it all happen. In short this book has all the necessary elements to make it a fantastic...

Red Dot Shot: Phantom of the Wilderness by Kramer Elkman is a revealing memoir about a difficult father and son relationship. Six-year-old Kramer's earliest memory is that of a little boy seemingly unable to do anything that pleases his father. One of his earliest memories...

The Oh Daddy Chronicles by Barry Robbins is described as “a contemporary political satire” that “takes current events and explains what we thought was unexplainable.” The book, however, thrusts much deeper into the heart of satire and, in reality, is a total lampooning of President...

Life is hard for 24-year-old Truly Alaney. She works three jobs to keep living in an apartment owned by a horrible landlord and to pay for her psychiatric consultations. She has trouble sleeping and suffers from nightmares. She has no memories of her childhood. When...

The Fake Fall of Rome by Bruce Shoemaker is a short but comprehensive book where we are presented with the history of humanity from a very different perspective from the one we know. After studying the subject for 15 years, Shoemaker explains how 96 percent...

Na-Bolom: House of the Jaguar by Forrest J. Hayes is an awesome story! At the time I started writing this review, there were four reviews posted on Amazon.com. Those reviewers used words like: “a must read”; “a study in fact-filled fiction”; “a gripping adventure”; “a...

As much as I consider myself an avid reader, there are still books that can surprise me with something new. Backstories by Simon van der Velde is one of those books. A collection of short stories set in the Sixties and Seventies between the United...